city of presumably criminals on balder's bra

[MagicManICT]

i suggest you try boating far in to the ocean you might find something interesting there?!

As much as I hate to ruin your troll attempt and let the forums reap the tears of the new guy falling for such a prank...

[Kuddie]

Did you really think a 30sec walk from their base was good enough distance for your own base?

Time to move.

[woo00154]

I'm relatively new myself (also in balder's bra), but I feel like you are forgetting something very crucial:

This game is a survival game, and that means there is no "civil law" that will guarantee that people behave in certain way.
It is YOUR job to survive. You either knowingly or unknowingly believed that those villagers are friendly, and decided to build your base there.
Did you at least bother checking out if the villagers are actually friendly, or try asking if it's okay to build the base nearby?
For all I know, if the village was an actual criminal den, then you would have been dead very soon.

It really sucks to lose the palisade wall especially considering how much resources you must have spent on your own.
But hopefully you use this chance to settle down in a more reasonable area.
Rule of thumb for me is to not have any other bases shown on my minimap.

[Kujara]

That city should be burned to ashes.

KINGDOM OF ASHES

[Zyean]

You should also not settle so close to the river, it makes you an easily visible target

[MadNomad]

You should also not settle so close to the river, it makes you an easily visible target

if you dont you're still easily visible, which is usually not the source of problems, especially when all someone owns is a log cabin and a wicker basket

most importantly it's not a good idea to settle 100 tiles away from someone else and then expect they wont wipe it

so. why aren't there any rules of distancing set? why don't i get a warning when i put my claim down

do not expect anyone to immediately wake up and lead you by the hand any moment you want, they are focused on their own things, just adjust your behaviors once you discover they are not going to work well, and breaking a fresh claim that was made next to someone is something you can expect from a lot of people when they do not know the intentions of the new claim owner

There is also another claim even nearer to that city.

it might be their own claim then. how does it look like?

[MagicManICT]

I've been known to grief players out of areas "they shouldn't settle in" like next to swamps, etc., as it disrupts the efficient working of specific game mechanics (namely the respawning of goods inside those areas for any newbs reading this). It's another factor to consider in all this.

[Zyean]

You should also not settle so close to the river, it makes you an easily visible target

if you dont you're still easily visible

Agree to disagree I guess

But yes, you shouldn't settle so close to other bases still, some people may want to mess with you even if you don't settle close to them, but settling close to a base is a surefire way for them to want to mess with you, as it's in their best interest to, especially if you're in the way of their expansion